Improvement in cans for oil



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Cabs for Oil, 8L0.

-No.153,393. Patentedluly 21,1374.

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AUGUSTUS C. STOESSIGER, OF LYONS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANS FOR OIL, &c.

Specification forming part oi'Letters Patent No. 153,393, dated July 21, 1874; application filed February 6, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS 0. Sronsstorm, of the city of Lyons, in the county of Clinton and in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare that the following is an exact and a full description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to cans adapted to contain burning -fluids in contradistinction to hand-oilers; and the novelty conslsts in a can the body of which is spun up of one piece of metal, and provided with a bottom, a pouringspout, atilting-handle, and a bail, the whole constitutinganew and improved article of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved can; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the same.

The letter A indicates the top or cone portion, and B the lower or main portion, of the body of the can, which is spun from one piece of metal, extending from the filling-hole D to the bottom edge 0 of the swelled portion B, as shown. After the piece of metal is spun up to the required shape and depth, a flat bottom plate, 0, is soldered, in the usual manner, to the bottom edge 0 of the swelled portion. E represents the pouring-spout, which is arranged on one side of the cone portion A, and below the filling-aperture, and G are the ears, soldered or otherwise secured to the body of the can, which serve for the attachment of the carrying-bail H. J is a brace secured to the can and spout to assist in holding the latter in a steady and firm position. F indicates a tilting-handle, attached to the rcarportion of the can, whereby the lamp can be easily filled from the can with one hand in the usual way. 1 I indicates an imperforate removable screwcap closing the filling-aperture D of the can.

I am aware that struck-up and spun-up vessels are not new; also, that machine hand oilers made of spun-up metal are not new; but an oil-can for burning-fluids formed of spun-up metal, with a tapering cone portion, A, and a swelled body, B, provided with an imperforate cap, a pouring-spout, and handles, is my improvement.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, the oil-can consisting of the spun-up tapering neck portion A, swelled or main portion 13, pouringspout E, tilting-handle F, bail H, and imperforate cap I, combined substantiallyas shown and described.

AUGUSTUS o. sronssrenn.

*itnesses:

OnAs. PFEIFFER, FRED. G. PFEIFFER. 

